CeNCOOS Progress

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CeNCOOS Progress

• Interim Executive Committee
• Interim committees
• Evaluating options for governance and business
  plan
• Identifying end users
• Identifying dm solutions and potential pilot
  projects
• Full-time Coordinator (NOAA )
• Implementation Charter, mission statement,
  objectives
• Website www.cencoos.org (Partner Resources)
• Logo in-progress
• MOU with SCCOOS
• Two organizational meetings held
• Summary of observing activities (ongoing)

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Some observing activities in CeNCOOS Region
MBARI MUSE 2000

• CICORE (hyperspectral imagery, multibeam
  bathymetry, shore-based stations)
• CIMT (HF radar, ship-based measurements, mooring,
  marine mammal tracking, satellite imagery)
• PISCO (diver surveys nearshore
  biological/physical measurements)
• CalCOFI/PACOOS (ship-based biological/physical
  measurements and many other platforms)
• MBARI (moorings, AUVs, gliders, satellite
  imagery)
• NEOCO (shore-based stations variety of
  parameters)
• COCMP-NC (HF radar, models, use of CDIP and
  satellite imagery)
• Bodega Coastal Ocean Observatory (HF radar,
  moorings, in situ sensors variety of parameters)

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CeNCOOS Short- and Long-Term Plans

• -- Continue working on governance - draft MOA in
  progress
• Work on the business plan
• Include capabilities based on the summary of
  observing activities, survey of CeNCOOS partners,
  and interviews
• Identify regionally-significant variables
• Identify priority stakeholders
• Engage stakeholders
• Develop web portal for region
• Demonstrate data integration (pilot project
  product development based on existing
  capabilities)
• Have an operational regional OOS that meets
  stakeholders needs

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Strawman Organizational Structure for CeNCOOS
Board of Directors Overall guidance major
decisions Executive Committee as subset (P,VP,
T,S and chairs of comms.) Relatively quick
decisions Each comm. below includes 2 Board
members with 1 as chair
CA OST
Nominating Comm. Oversees nominations to Board
Staff
End User Comm. Identifies and engages end
users Helps inform product development Includes
representatives from the 7 IOOS goals and
education
Observations Comm Designs implements regional
component observational subsystem Includes
subcomms. Science Operations
Modeling Analysis Comm. Designs implements
regional component data and analysis
subsystem Incl.product development
Research Comm. Oversees CeNCOOS research and
ensures coordination with other ocean research
activities
DMAC Comm Designs implements regional
component DMAC subsystem
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